Quarter boot



y 19497 J. G. THOMPSON 2,470,195

QUARTER BOOT Filed Jan. 19, 1948 James 6. Thompson INVENTOR.

WWW W Mm Aunrnrys Patented May 17, 1949 QUARTER BOOT James G. Thompson, Winston-Salem, N. 0. Application January 19, 1948, Serial No. 2,991

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to novel and useful improvements in protective devices for use in conjunction with horses feet.

An object of this invention is to protect a horses foot adjacent the ankle portion thereof, from injury due to kicking himself.

Another object of this invention is to prevent the tearing apart of the usual upper and lower sections of a boot servin this purpose.

Another purpose of this invention is to limit the travel of the two sections of the boot relative to each other.

Another purpose of this invention is to provide an improved boot which is non-injurious to the animal on which it is used and which will not pull apart by being kicked as is ultimately done in certain types of boots.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty will become apparent to those skilled in the art, in following the description of the preferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational side view of the preferred form of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective View showing the makeup of the outer layer of flexible material integrally connecting the upper and lower sections of the boot;

Figure 4 is a plan view of in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a bottom view of the illustration of the invention in Figure 4, and;

Figure 6 is an elevational view of the outer layer of flexible material used in connecting the upper and lower sections of the boot.

This invention has been developed to provide a device for conveniently and effectively protecting horses feet from being kicked. Devices of this nature are well-known in the art. However, it is one of the prime purposes of this invention to provide an improved quarter boot.

Horses are customarily exercised in the morning and in many localities, the early hours of the day brin forth a moisture known as dew, mist or the like. Since the materials of construction for quarter-boots are customarily leather, stitching and the like, the moisture in the air renders the leather soft and the stitching has a great tendency to simply tear through the leather segments thereby destroying the boot or rendering it extremely ineffectual.

Another of the purposes of the invention is to render this separation of stitching and leather of the invention the invention shown impossible due to the single piece construction which connects the upper and lower sections of the quarter boot.

Reference is first made primarily to Figures 3 and 6 wherein an outer layer of flexible material It] is provided with opposed notches I 2 and II respectively therein. The material at the upper portion of the notches defines an upper section or segment I 6 while the material below the notches defines a lower section or segment I 8.

The upper segment I B is provided with a plurality of cut-outs 20 in order that it may be formed arcuately for subsequent stitching. By this construction, the desired arcuate or rounded shape may be effected to conform to the contour of a horses foot adjacent the ankle portion.

A lining of soft material is provided within the said upper section [6 for engagement wit-h the foot of a horse. This material 22 may have the ends curled arcuately to prevent serious rubbing of the horses foot. of course, rows of stitching 24 may be used to attach this inner cushioning material 22 to the segment l6.

A lining of similar material 26 is attached to the lower segment 18 by utility of suitable rows of stitching 28. Shims 30 are supplied at the forward portion of the said segment l8 in order to further accommodate the horses foot. This of course, forms a raised portion or bight indicated at 32 and seen best in Figure 5.

Reference now being made to Figure 2, it will be noted that the upper section and the lower section l6 and [8 respectively are connected integrally rather than the usual stitching connection which often pulls loose due to constant hammering of a horses hoof and also due to the early morning moisture impregnating the leather and stitching.

Both the lower and upper sections are connected by means of suitable fasteners seen best in Figures 1-4. A suitable loop 34 is attached to one end of the upper segment while a strap and buckle generally indicated at 36 is attached to the other end of the said segment l6. Of course, the loop may be supplied with a suitable ring and the fastening means may be attached and detached as is conventional. The lower segment or section I8 is supplied with an identical loop and buckle construction for attaching this section to the horses foot. Then, a strap 3'8 having an adjustable connector thereon is supplied about the loops and straps constructions for limiting the travel of the upper segment I6 relative to the lower segment l8.

It is apparent that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as described herewith.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A boot for horses comprising an outer layer of flexible material having opposed notches therein defining an integrally connected upper and lower section, cushioning material attached to each section, the said upper section being bowed to accommodate portions of a horses foot, a shim disposed between a portion of the lower section and said cushioning material forming a bight to fit in a recess normal in the foot region of horses,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 176,166 Clark April 18, 1876 339,995 Leonhard April 13, 1886 

